Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8488 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 12248

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 12248 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .

Rosh Hashanah L’Ma’sar Behemah (Hebrew: ראש השנה למעשר בהמה‎ “New Year for Tithing Animals”) or Rosh Hashanah LaBehemot (Hebrew: ראש השנה לבהמות‎ “New Year for (Domesticated) Animals”) is one of the four New Year’s day festivals (Rosh Hashanot) in the Jewish calendar as indicated in the Mishnah. During the time of the Temple, this was a day on which shepherds determined which of their mature animals were to be tithed. The day coincides with Rosh Chodesh Elul, the New Moon for the month of Elul, exactly one month before Rosh Hashanah.

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Dates for Rosh Hashana LaBehemot

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8485 1 Elul 12245
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8486 1 Elul 12246
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8487 1 Elul 12247
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8488 1 Elul 12248
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8489 1 Elul 12249
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8490 1 Elul 12250
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8491 1 Elul 12251
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 8492 1 Elul 12252

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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Books (paid links)

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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